📍 1511 Kings Hwy, Independence, Jackson County, 64055
Hanthorn Early Education is a State/Public serving prekindergarten age pupils, located in Independence, Jackson County. The school has 220 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Independence 30 school district. It serves grades Pre-K in a suburban setting. The school employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
Hanthorn Early Education enrolls 220 students across grades Pre-K. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 12 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 20% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 89 | 40% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 18% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
200 of the school's 220 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 195 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hanthorn Early Education is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-50, state senate district 11, state house district 29.
Hanthorn Early Education is one of 31 schools in INDEPENDENCE 30, based in INDEPENDENCE, Missouri. The district serves 14,272 students district-wide and employs 926 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 220 students, Hanthorn Early Education is smaller than the district average of about 460 students per school.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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